Ocoee woman accused of abusing daughters

Police: Tranessa Marie Peters beat girls with brooms, sticks

An Ocoee woman accused of abusing her two daughters is out of jail, authorities said Sunday.

Ocoee authorities said Tranessa Marie Peters beat her daughters with brooms and sticks, and one of the girls claimed she was burned with a spoon dipped in boiling water.

Peters broke down during her first appearance in front of a judge Saturday, while hearing the description of alleged child abuse she carried out on her own children. She was released hours before on $10,000 bond.

In her arrest affidavit, police said the children told school counselors and officers they were beat by both Peters and their father with a huge stick kept in the garage, a broom and a hanger.

In one case, investigators wrote that one of the children was struck with a spoon that had just been used to stir boiling water. During a physical exam, investigators said they found obvious signs of abuse.